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CHOSEN BY RUIN
CHOSEN BY RUIN
Author: Sophie Abou

Before You Read…

Author: Sophie Abou
last update publish date: 2026-07-11 00:30:12

This book follows no strict rules.

It’s inspired by the idea of a dark world; one built on secrets, power, and truths that were never meant to be uncovered. A world where survival is earned, trust is a liability, and every smile could be hiding something deadly.

But this author is a die-hard lover of the romance genre, and you will find that beneath all the brutality, the bloodshed, and the chaos… romance is the backbone of it all.

Not the soft kind.

Not the safe kind.

But the kind that burns.

The kind that consumes.

The kind that makes you question whether love is salvation… or the most dangerous weapon of all.

Because in this story, love does not come gently.

It comes with obsession.

With betrayal.

With power.

And sometimes—

with death.

—-

A SHORT PROLOGUE: A flexible Insight Into The Story’s Background.

At seven years old, Liliana Veyne already knew something was wrong about her.

She had spent all her years locked inside the grand Veyne estate in Eldoria.

While her older sister, Rhea, moved freely and was proudly presented to guests, Liliana was kept indoors, away from everyone.

Rhea was their parents’ biological child. Liliana was adopted. She had been told her real parents died in a car accident after her birth, but even at her young age, she could feel the difference in how she was treated.

She once overheard a guest say she did not have a wolf and would one day be sent away to live among humans. When she asked her mother what that meant, she was told she was “pure” and needed protection from the world. Liliana did not fully understand, but she accepted it. Her parents still showed her kindness, just not the same kind they gave Rhea. And somehow, she knew that difference mattered.

Despite everything, Liliana preferred her quiet life to Rhea’s cruelty.

One evening, for the first time, she was allowed to attend a ball outside the estate. Before leaving, she met the only person who made her feel truly seen—a boy who visited her secretly through her window. He never spoke, only wrote to her and brought her flowers every day. She called him her “flower boy.”

That night, he invited her to his own family’s gathering, but before she could respond, her parents came in and took her away to the ball.

At the event, Liliana felt out of place. Her parents proudly introduced Rhea to everyone while ignoring her. Hurt, she slipped away and hid behind a pillar, crying quietly. That was when the boy found her again. He comforted her with a note, promising that one day he would make her happy and she would never cry again. Then he kissed her cheek, and for a brief moment, she felt a strange and powerful connection with him that she could not explain.

Their moment was interrupted when Rhea appeared and tried to introduce herself to the boy as the Veynes’ only daughter. Before anything else could happen, chaos broke out.

Gunshots exploded through the ballroom. Panic spread as people screamed and bodies fell. Armed men surrounded the area, overpowering everyone. Liliana watched in horror as her parents were forced to their knees at gunpoint.

The leader, a man called Beta Tal, demanded to know which of their daughters carried a rare lightning crest. When her parents hesitated, he threatened to kill her mother. Unable to endure it, her father revealed that Rhea was the one.

Rhea was dragged away as she screamed for help. Liliana stood frozen, unable to understand what was happening. Moments later, her parents were shot and killed in front of her.

Liliana screamed, but was seized and held back. When one of the men suggested killing her too, Beta Tal refused. He decided she would be useful.

Terrified and broken, Liliana was taken away with them. As she sat in the car, surrounded by the people who destroyed her life, one thought settled deep inside her heart.

One day, she would find her sister again.

And no matter how long it took, she would make them pay.

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